MVA allies to contest 85 seats each in M'rashtra

Consensus reached on 270 out of total 288 seats; remaining 33 seats to be left for smaller parties including SP, AAP, CPI, others

After days of stalemate, Maha Vikas Aghadi of Congress, NCP (SP), and Shiv Sena (UBT) on Wednesday announced contesting 85 seats each in Maharashtra assembly elections even as deliberations to seal a final pact are still underway.

The three allies are discussing the sharing of the remaining 33 seats out of the total 288 among themselves and smaller parties.